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Thomas (Tom) Dean Tedrow

Submitted by Fairfield1 on Wed, 09/27/2017 - 9:10am

Thomas (Tom) Dean Tedrow
May 7, 1932
September 24, 2017
Thomas (Tom) Dean Tedrow, 85, of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, September 24. Tom was born on May 7, 1932, in Jewett, Ohio, to Albert and Clara Tedrow. He was the youngest of four children. Tom served in the Air Force for four years during the Korean Conflict. He married Peggy Evans on August 21, 1954 and they had three daughters. He worked at McDonnell Air Craft and Bell Helicopter before moving to Fairfield in 1972 to help with the family cattle. He began working at Nucor Steel in 1975 and retired in 1995. Tom was also a member of the First Baptist Church. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, and attending his grandkids sporting events. After 50 years of marriage Peggy passed away on February 26, 2005. He married Ginny Gadd, an old family friend on September 19, 2009. They spent six months of each year in West Virginia and the rest at his home in Fairfield. They were married for eight years before his death.